Chile`s Third National Communication on Climate
... organizing to work systematically and jointly to improve the country’s climate adaptation. Currently Chile has also a Forestry Policy 2015-2035 and a new Energy Policy (Energy 2050), both published this year in which climate change is a part of their design: through both policies we shall have power ...
... organizing to work systematically and jointly to improve the country’s climate adaptation. Currently Chile has also a Forestry Policy 2015-2035 and a new Energy Policy (Energy 2050), both published this year in which climate change is a part of their design: through both policies we shall have power ...
Nunavut - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
... out in three Nunavut communities to collect observations on climate change. These communities were Arctic Bay, Kugaaruk and Repulse Bay. Each workshop brought together representatives from the communities to discuss, through a series of guided discussions, the changes that the people of Nunavut are ...
... out in three Nunavut communities to collect observations on climate change. These communities were Arctic Bay, Kugaaruk and Repulse Bay. Each workshop brought together representatives from the communities to discuss, through a series of guided discussions, the changes that the people of Nunavut are ...
HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer
... that filters out harmful levels of ultra-violet light. More recently science has spotlighted that this international effort has also spared humanity a significant level of climate change—perhaps buying back to date manyyears-worth of greenhouse gas emissions or avoided annual emissions, between 1988 ...
... that filters out harmful levels of ultra-violet light. More recently science has spotlighted that this international effort has also spared humanity a significant level of climate change—perhaps buying back to date manyyears-worth of greenhouse gas emissions or avoided annual emissions, between 1988 ...
5.5.1 Introduction - Eionet Forum
... This report is an update and extension of the 2004 EEA report “Impacts of Europe’s changing climate”. Since 2004, much progress has been made in monitoring and assessing the impacts of climate change in Europe. The objectives of this report are to present this new information on past and projected c ...
... This report is an update and extension of the 2004 EEA report “Impacts of Europe’s changing climate”. Since 2004, much progress has been made in monitoring and assessing the impacts of climate change in Europe. The objectives of this report are to present this new information on past and projected c ...
Promising Practices on cLimate cHange in UrBan sUB
... climate change is going to affect them. UNHabitat‘s Cities and Climate Change Initiative was launched in early 2008 and has already attracted some 30 cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. ...
... climate change is going to affect them. UNHabitat‘s Cities and Climate Change Initiative was launched in early 2008 and has already attracted some 30 cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. ...
Climate Change and State Consent - U
... Climate Change and State Consent Thomas Christiano Climate change poses a fundamental challenge to the international community, possibly greater than any it has faced so far. It is a basic challenge because mitigation of the threat appears to require fundamental changes in the economies of most of t ...
... Climate Change and State Consent Thomas Christiano Climate change poses a fundamental challenge to the international community, possibly greater than any it has faced so far. It is a basic challenge because mitigation of the threat appears to require fundamental changes in the economies of most of t ...
Alberta`s Natural Subregions Under a Changing Climate
... reason for this decline is that warmer temperatures increase the rate of evapotranspiration from soils and vegetation. In addition, the duration of winter snow cover will be shortened, leading to earlier ground warming and a longer period of evaporative moisture loss. Finally, although total precipi ...
... reason for this decline is that warmer temperatures increase the rate of evapotranspiration from soils and vegetation. In addition, the duration of winter snow cover will be shortened, leading to earlier ground warming and a longer period of evaporative moisture loss. Finally, although total precipi ...
2.1 Causes of Vulnerability Associated with Climate Change
... The February 2007 report of the Working Group I of the International Panel on Climate Change, titled “The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change”, identifies numerous long-term changes in climate. This includes changes in Arctic temperatures and ice, widespread changes in precipitation amounts, o ...
... The February 2007 report of the Working Group I of the International Panel on Climate Change, titled “The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change”, identifies numerous long-term changes in climate. This includes changes in Arctic temperatures and ice, widespread changes in precipitation amounts, o ...
climate change adaptation guided by the law
... For those of us living and working in cities like London, New York, Shanghai or Sydney, the prospects for the coming decades are worrying. But for those living in Pacific Island Countries (PICs), there is far more concern. PICs are already experiencing the effects of climate change and rising sea le ...
... For those of us living and working in cities like London, New York, Shanghai or Sydney, the prospects for the coming decades are worrying. But for those living in Pacific Island Countries (PICs), there is far more concern. PICs are already experiencing the effects of climate change and rising sea le ...
Ferruginous Hawk Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Alberta
... The Ferruginous Hawk (FEHA) is a specialized, open-country buteo limited to grassland and shrub-steppe environments. The Alberta population has declined precipitously since the early 1990s leading to the species being listed as Endangered under the Alberta Wildlife Act. The Alberta Ferruginous Hawk ...
... The Ferruginous Hawk (FEHA) is a specialized, open-country buteo limited to grassland and shrub-steppe environments. The Alberta population has declined precipitously since the early 1990s leading to the species being listed as Endangered under the Alberta Wildlife Act. The Alberta Ferruginous Hawk ...
Climate Change Law in Latin America
... Cadiz and the French civil codes, legal systems in Latin America were designed as presidential democracies with a balanced distribution of powers. In practice, they often have, however, strong presidencies with a wide degree of discretion and control by the Executive Power over Congress.3 In line wi ...
... Cadiz and the French civil codes, legal systems in Latin America were designed as presidential democracies with a balanced distribution of powers. In practice, they often have, however, strong presidencies with a wide degree of discretion and control by the Executive Power over Congress.3 In line wi ...
Put title here. - Denver Climate Study Group
... - 24 hour summer daylight and 24 winter darkness within a region of warm air and sea temperatures ...
... - 24 hour summer daylight and 24 winter darkness within a region of warm air and sea temperatures ...
The Hydrological Cycle of the Mediterranean
... In this and following sections, diverse observational water cycle data is analyzed to compare CMIP3-simulated twentieth century GHG forced changes with observations, keeping in mind that natural (or internal) variability together with GHG increase may have contributed to observed variations. Conside ...
... In this and following sections, diverse observational water cycle data is analyzed to compare CMIP3-simulated twentieth century GHG forced changes with observations, keeping in mind that natural (or internal) variability together with GHG increase may have contributed to observed variations. Conside ...
Unified Sea Level Rise Projection
... low risk projects that are easily replaceable with short design lives, are adaptable and have limited interdependencies with other infrastructure or services. The shaded zone between the IPCC AR5 RCP8.5 median curve and the USACE High is recommended to be generally applied to most projects within a ...
... low risk projects that are easily replaceable with short design lives, are adaptable and have limited interdependencies with other infrastructure or services. The shaded zone between the IPCC AR5 RCP8.5 median curve and the USACE High is recommended to be generally applied to most projects within a ...
RAPPOR T Effects of climate change in the Kolubara and Toplica
... 2001-2030 (near future) and 2071-2100 (far future). In order to simulate the effects of climate change on hydrological processes, the calibrated hydrological models were run with bias corrected precipitation and temperature series derived from regional climate model (RCM) projections. Bias correctio ...
... 2001-2030 (near future) and 2071-2100 (far future). In order to simulate the effects of climate change on hydrological processes, the calibrated hydrological models were run with bias corrected precipitation and temperature series derived from regional climate model (RCM) projections. Bias correctio ...
Analysis of Statistical Power Reconciles Drought
... The likelihood of conflict in THB’s sample is much lower than other studies because of two of their modeling choices: (1) they study the onset of large-scale civil conflicts, which are relatively rare occurrences and (2) they dramatically increase the resolution of their analysis relative to prior s ...
... The likelihood of conflict in THB’s sample is much lower than other studies because of two of their modeling choices: (1) they study the onset of large-scale civil conflicts, which are relatively rare occurrences and (2) they dramatically increase the resolution of their analysis relative to prior s ...
Indices for monitoring changes in extremes based on daily
... ETCCDI adopted most of the ECA indices,29 but modified those that appeared problematic when applied to a wide range of areas. In total, 27 indices were defined (see Table 1). ETCCDI also developed new methods to address inhomogeneity issues inherent in the original calculation of some ECA indices. O ...
... ETCCDI adopted most of the ECA indices,29 but modified those that appeared problematic when applied to a wide range of areas. In total, 27 indices were defined (see Table 1). ETCCDI also developed new methods to address inhomogeneity issues inherent in the original calculation of some ECA indices. O ...
Report
... Many opportunities exist for Gateway to incorporate climate change adaptation into long-term planning across its three park units at Sandy Hook, Staten Island and Jamaica Bay. This entails continuing to adopt an adaptive management approach in order to respond effectively to observed impacts and cha ...
... Many opportunities exist for Gateway to incorporate climate change adaptation into long-term planning across its three park units at Sandy Hook, Staten Island and Jamaica Bay. This entails continuing to adopt an adaptive management approach in order to respond effectively to observed impacts and cha ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... While the primary focus of this report is on the impacts of climate change in the United States, it also deals with some of the actions society is already taking or can take to respond to the climate challenge. Responses to climate change fall into two broad categories. The first involves “mitigatio ...
... While the primary focus of this report is on the impacts of climate change in the United States, it also deals with some of the actions society is already taking or can take to respond to the climate challenge. Responses to climate change fall into two broad categories. The first involves “mitigatio ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Vulnerability
... The sensitivity of agro-ecosystems to climate change, as determined by the FAO/IIASA Agro-ecological Zones (AEZ) model, was assessed within the socioeconomic scenarios defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Emissions (SRES). For this purpose, IIASA’s global ...
... The sensitivity of agro-ecosystems to climate change, as determined by the FAO/IIASA Agro-ecological Zones (AEZ) model, was assessed within the socioeconomic scenarios defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Emissions (SRES). For this purpose, IIASA’s global ...
New York City Begins Planning for Climate
... While the primary focus of this report is on the impacts of climate change in the United States, it also deals with some of the actions society is already taking or can take to respond to the climate challenge. Responses to climate change fall into two broad categories. The first involves “mitigatio ...
... While the primary focus of this report is on the impacts of climate change in the United States, it also deals with some of the actions society is already taking or can take to respond to the climate challenge. Responses to climate change fall into two broad categories. The first involves “mitigatio ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... While the primary focus of this report is on the impacts of climate change in the United States, it also deals with some of the actions society is already taking or can take to respond to the climate challenge. Responses to climate change fall into two broad categories. The first involves “mitigatio ...
... While the primary focus of this report is on the impacts of climate change in the United States, it also deals with some of the actions society is already taking or can take to respond to the climate challenge. Responses to climate change fall into two broad categories. The first involves “mitigatio ...
Chapter 3 RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: ADAPTATION
... Adaptation measures can involve local, national, or international efforts and can include changes in behavior, infrastructure, governance, technology, management, and a wide range of policies. While adaptation is not designed to solve the problem of climate change, it is crucial for reducing the soc ...
... Adaptation measures can involve local, national, or international efforts and can include changes in behavior, infrastructure, governance, technology, management, and a wide range of policies. While adaptation is not designed to solve the problem of climate change, it is crucial for reducing the soc ...
Climate Change and Whitebark Pine
... Restoring whitebark pine forests in changing climates There are many compelling reasons to restore whitebark pine, including the ecosystem services, biodiversity, and ecosystem functions that it provides (Tomback et al. 2001a). Ultimately, healthy whitebark pine forests are critical to enabling futu ...
... Restoring whitebark pine forests in changing climates There are many compelling reasons to restore whitebark pine, including the ecosystem services, biodiversity, and ecosystem functions that it provides (Tomback et al. 2001a). Ultimately, healthy whitebark pine forests are critical to enabling futu ...
A Summary of the Effects of Climate Change on
... species. A changing climate and increasing levels of ultraviolet light pose additional risks that add to existing threats. The combination of changes in land use, habitat, and climate present a serious challenge to the long-term integrity and health of aquatic ecosystems. Because fish are cold-blood ...
... species. A changing climate and increasing levels of ultraviolet light pose additional risks that add to existing threats. The combination of changes in land use, habitat, and climate present a serious challenge to the long-term integrity and health of aquatic ecosystems. Because fish are cold-blood ...
Global warming
Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.Scientific understanding of global warming is increasing. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported in 2014 that scientists were more than 95% certain that most of global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and other human (anthropogenic) activities. Climate model projections summarized in the report indicated that during the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 0.3 to 1.7 °C (0.5 to 3.1 °F) for their lowest emissions scenario using stringent mitigation and 2.6 to 4.8 °C (4.7 to 8.6 °F) for their highest. These findings have been recognized by the national science academies of the major industrialized nations.Future climate change and associated impacts will differ from region to region around the globe. Anticipated effects include warming global temperature, rising sea levels, changing precipitation, and expansion of deserts in the subtropics. Warming is expected to be greatest in the Arctic, with the continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely changes include more frequent extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts, heavy rainfall, and heavy snowfall; ocean acidification; and species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes. Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the abandonment of populated areas due to flooding.Possible societal responses to global warming include mitigation by emissions reduction, adaptation to its effects, building systems resilient to its effects, and possible future climate engineering. Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming. Parties to the UNFCCC have agreed that deep cuts in emissions are required, and that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.